Will Amazon Face Regulatory Measures?

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) last week reported its fourth quarter results, which yet again surpassed all estimates. Its unsurpassed excellence in e-commerce as well as the cloud keeps it in perpetual high gear. The most exciting news from the company, however, is that Amazon is getting into the health insurance business. >>>

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Should Alphabet Split Up Into Four?

Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOG) recently announced its fourth quarter results, which relayed mixed signals. Alphabet’s Google has long been synonymous with search, but now its bets beyond search are paying off. However, there are also serious societal and ethical questions coming into focus that cast a shadow over the company and its peers, especially Facebook and Apple. >>>

2018 IPO Prospects: Should ByteDance Chase International Markets?

According to Statista, the digital media market is expected to grow from $38.06 billion in 2018 to $42.56 billion by the year 2022. Recently, Chinese content aggregator ByteDance shot into prominence with its acquisition announcement. The Billion Dollar Unicorn club member is also expected to list this year.

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2018 IPO Prospects: How Will Acquia Respond to Drupal’s Decline?

Analysts estimate that there are more than 2 billion websites on the Internet today. Most of these websites need a content management system (CMS) platform. The CMS market is dominated by WordPress, which accounts for a 60% market share. The distant runner in the industry is Joomla, followed by Drupal. Billion Dollar Unicorn player Acquia is a leading supporter of the Drupal platform.

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Will DocuSign Cave in to Potential Buyers?

According to a Market Insider report, the global e-signature market is expected to grow 35% annually to $9.07 billion by the year 2023 driven by the increased adoption of security procedures coupled with government and organizational focus towards paperless offices. Billion Dollar Unicorn player DocuSign is a leading player in the segment, that many expect, is ready to list soon.

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Will Zuora be able to Compete with Oracle?

According to Gartner, more than 80% of software providers will have migrated to a subscription-based business model by the year 2020. Another research estimates the global subscription economy for the SaaS industry to be a $100 billion market opportunity by 2020. But not all companies were set up with the complications of a subscription-based billing model in mind. Mountain View, California–based Zuora, a Billion Dollar Unicorn  is helping companies migrate to this model.

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Why Doesn’t Adyen Want to Go Public?

According to an IBISWorld report published last year, the online payment processing software market in the US has grown 7% annually over the period 2012 through 2017 to $20 billion. Amsterdam-based Adyen is a Billion Dollar Unicorn club member in this space, one of the few European Unicorns that have crossed the threshold.

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Is the Duopoly Keeping AppNexus from Listing?

According to eMarketer, the US programmatic digital display ad spending was estimated to grow from $32.56 billion in 2017  to grow to $45.72 billion by 2019. The growth will be driven by continued emphasis on advertising quality and brand safety. Billion Dollar Unicorn player AppNexus is hoping to cash in on this growth, if it can address the competition from the bigger players.

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: How Does Domo’s Valuation Compare with Tableau’s?

According to a report published last year, the global BI Market is expected to grow 11% annually over the next few years to $29.5 billion by 2022 from $15.64 billion in 2016. One of the leading players in cloud-based BI solutions is Utah-based Billion Dollar Unicorn Domo.

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Can Netflix Continue to Deliver Such Stellar Results?

Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) is on a roll. Earlier this week, it reported its fourth quarter results that shattered all market expectations. If there was ever a doubt about slowing subscriber growth, Netflix has put all of those to rest in these results.

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